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| Image | 1818-London-Cadell-04-008 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Robert Smirke |
| Engraver | Francis Engleheart |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | THE DUENNA RODRIGUEZ SOLICITS THE AID OF DON QUIXOTE |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 48 |
| Subject |
48.1 Doña Rodríguez visits DQ at night in his room |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | IV |
| Page Number | f.p. 164 |
| Image Dimension | 122 x 102 |
| Page Dimension | 244 x 150 |
| Commentary | Well-known scene since Coypel (Paris: Surugue, 1724) and others; episode several times represented.
Restrained humor; neither doña Rodríguez nor don Quixote are extremely comical. Light and shadow effects are remarkable (from doña Rodríguez's candle); theatrical. In the background, a maiden, (Altisidora?), spies them from the door. |
| Notes | 1 - See this same episode by Vanderbank (London: Tonson, 1738) and Hyman (London: Millar, 1755).
2 – Newly-engraved by J. Phillibrown for London: Charles Daly, c. 1830. |